P13 - Hit The Road - Into The Wild

Hi everyone,

Claire here with you today, and this month I will be using the Hit The Road collection from P13. 

This collection immediately caught my eye. It's jam packed with the beautiful papers you would expect from P13, but they've also released exciting additional products that will take your scrapbooking even further:

• Four Decorative Tags sets
• Ephemera Tickets
• Die Cut Garlands
• Ephemera Bits & Pieces
• Three Sticker Sheets
• Three Chipboard Sticker Sheets
• Chipboard embellishments and more!

You can find the collection in full, here.

I wanted my layout to feature the beautiful papers, Ephemera Tickets, Ephemera Bits and Pieces and Ephemera Frames and Words.

Using a piece of Premium Kraft Cardstock as my base, I positioned the b side of Paper 3 on an angel, distressing the edges for texture. I trimmed off the overlapping edges and added white machine stitching.

I wanted to create a multi-photo layout, and Paper 4 provided the perfect opportunity to create a photo strip format. I worked out where the strips would sit, and brushed on some Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide ink to create a shadow and help them contrast against the green paper. I also added some splatters.

I printed four photographs, layering them onto blue Bazzill cardstock from the Matchmaker Pack. I positioned these on two strips of Paper 4, and created a second layer using the b side of the paper to show that pop of yellow.

I added a strip of burlap ribbon underneath to create that extra texture you find when out in the woods.

With the main design in place, I began embellishing. I absolutely adore the Ephemera Tickets and couldn't resist the opportunity to tuck some alongside my photo strip.

I also added a few more at the bottom, bringing out the blue tones of the collection.

Just above, I created another small cluster, made with the leaves and compass from the Ephemera Bits & Pieces Pack. The title is from the Ephemera frames and Words Pack.

On the opposite photo strip, I created another small cluster, using the backpack, leaves and signpost which were fussy cut from Paper 7.

Towards the top of the cluster, I used a beautiful blue tab from Chipboard Sticker Sheet #3 and added a small 'Explore' phrase from the Phrase and Words set.

As a final touch, I added some moss from my stash around the clusters to really bring home the feel of the forest, and that was the page complete!

I hope you find inspiration in the page and are as excited as I was to see all the extra bits now included in this P13 collection - it really was a joy to create with.

I'll be back in a few week with another project with Hit The Road.

See you soon.

Claire xx

@scrappysoulmate

You Rock My World..... No Limits Cocoa Vanilla Studios

 Hello,

Anita here with you today....and I have a layout to share that I have created using the No Limits collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio.

I had this adorable photo of our baby Grandson when he was just a few weeks old and wearing his heavy rock t shirt and jeans, bless him such a cutie ....and when I saw one of the elements on the sheet of Universal I knew this was the perfect chance to use it.

 The layout was backed with a sheet of Marmalade Burst Cardstock and then a sheet of Orbit was trimmed down slightly to allow a border of the orange to frame the layout.

Using a paper pricker, I chose one of the large circles around the edge of the page and pricked the dots all around the circle to make it easier to sew. Using some thick, sparkly embroidery thread I then sewed all the way round....just to add a little sparkle, interest and slight dimension

Next I set about fussy cutting lots and lots of different sized stars from the sheet of Nebula...I often find a good session of fussy cutting is quite therapeutic ....but by the end of the sheet I was literally seeing stars!!

The larger stars were perfect to add a little bit of sparkle to, so on some I added a few sparkly stitches and then on a couple i used a wrapping method around them with the thread. Some were stuck direct onto the layout and others were raised on foam pads.

The photo and the panel were both matted on some Marmalade Blast cardstock, along with a couple of word strips. These were all cut from a sheet of  Universal and so was the little circular panel that I added a little journalling to.

This was a lovely collection to work with and I will be using the rest of the stars that I had cut out on another layout for another post at a later date.

Cocoa Vanilla Studios have a super range of collections available at the shop covering various themes. Have you seen them? If not, why not grab a cuppa and have a mosey round the website and see all the other gorgeous goodies for sale.

Happy Crafting!

Warmest wishes

Anita x